Farm
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There
is a wealth of information on support for farmers on the Scottish
Government website. Click here
to access full information on this.
Some brief
information is given below on a key development for rural
Scotland in recent years - Scotland Rural Development Programme
(SRDP)
The SRDP
is a £1.6 billion programme designed to help develop
rural Scotland. The programme is spread over six years and
provides help and support to individuals, and groups, in order
to help create a wealthier and fairer rural Scotland.
Some of
the closed agriculture schemes will now be replaced by new
'funding packages,' operated by the SRDP. The SRDP also brings
together a wide range of formerly separate support schemes
in areas such as: farming, forestry, rural enterprise and
business development.
The scheme
is designed to help meet national economic, social and environmental
targets; and it is hoped that the scheme will be of great
benefit to rural communities.
Some of
the SRDP schemes and initiatives include:
Crofting
Counties Agricultural Grant Scheme
Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation Grant Scheme
Forestry Commission Challenge Funds
The LEADER initiative
Less Favoured Area Support Scheme
Rural Development Contracts
Skills Development Scheme
An information
pack is available which further outlines the purpose of
the SRDP.
Further
information is also available on the SRDP
web page
For
more information on funding available to Farm businesses visit
Grants.
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